Nathan

Eovaldi

Eovaldi built up his pitch count to 43 (29 strikes) in his second spring outing, scattering two hits and one walk in the process. The 36-year-old veteran hurler has topped at least 130 innings in three consecutive seasons since arriving in Texas, allaying some of the concerns regarding his durability. He belongs squarely in the top-50 starting pitcher conversation in fantasy drafts this spring.

Eovaldi allowed all three runs on homers. He gave up a solo blast to Salvador Perez, and a two-run shot to Michael Massey. The stats obviously don’t mean much — if anything — and fantasy managers shouldn’t forget how good Eovaldi was in 2025 with a 1.73 ERA and 129/21 K/BB over his 130 innings.

The Rangers have yet to name a starter for Opening Day, though Eovaldi will be in the running for that honor as well, along with Jacob deGrom. The 36-year-old hurler had a brilliant 2025 season, compiling a minuscule 1.73 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and a 129/21 K/BB ratio over 130 innings in his 22 starts.

A rotator cuff strain that ended Eovaldi’s season, but it was reported last week that he was also seeing a hernia specialist. The surgery isn’t something that should have much of an effect on his preparation for next year.

Eovaldi was shut down in late September with a right rotator cuff strain, but Young noted that injury is no longer a problem. It sounds like he may need to get the hernia dealt with though at some point over the offseason. The expectation is still that the 35-year-old hurler will be fully recovered and ready to go for the start of spring training.

Nothing has changed in the prognosis for Eovaldi, who is out for the season with a right rotator cuff strain, this was done merely as a procedural move to free up a spot on the club’s 40-man roster for the promotion of Donovan Solano from Triple-A. Eovaldi is still expected to avoid surgery and should be ready to go for the start of spring training.

Rangers president Chris Young told reporters earlier this week that Eovaldi is likely to miss the rest of the season. The 35-year-old was putting together one of the strongest campaigns of his career with a stellar 1.73 ERA and 129/21 K/BB across 130 innings (22 starts). There should be a definitive update on his return timeline at some point in the coming weeks, but he’s most likely done for the year. It sounds like he won’t require offseason surgery and should be fully healthy heading into spring training.

t’s a brutal and unexpected blow for Eovaldi, who was in the midst of a Cy Young-caliber age-35 campaign with a microscopic 1.73 ERA and 129/21 K/BB across 130 innings (22 starts). He struck out nine and allowed just one run over seven frames in his last outing Friday against Cleveland and was slated to face the Angels on Wednesday. It’s a major loss for fantasy managers with five weeks left in the season.

Eovaldi gave up four hits, walked none and struck out nine. It was another incredible start for the right-hander who continues to enjoy a career-year at 35. Eovaldi’s 1.73 ERA is the best in the league, though he doesn’t qualify for the leaderboards yet due to a lack of innings. He’s lined up to face the Angels at home next week.

Both of the runs Eovaldi allowed were solo home runs. He struck out six, didn’t walk a batter, and posted a 23 percent whiff rate and 27 percent CSW on the day. The evolution of the 35-year-old has been really fun to watch. Once a pitcher who relied on an overpowering fastball, Eovaldi now has a deep mix of pitches and sequences tremendously. He’ll carry a 1.76 ERA into a start against the Angels next week.